Within the medical field, simulations have played a major role these days, they help train doctors and act as a form of training. In recent years their development has made them much more accurate . Medical simulations nowadays are more realistic, more accurate and easier to use. Their accuracy and user friendliness combined with available technology such as force feedback enable them to create the most realistic medical environment possible.
Tele-medicine:
This form of communication between doctors, patients and staff make diagnosing patients much easier. Patients no longer have to be anywhere near the doctor to receive a diagnosis or communicate with them, they can simply use tele-medicine as a form of communication. Even in remote places, doctors can easily patients and find out whats wrong with them, however this technology is only available for visual and audio and still lacks any physical aspect for patient diagnosis.
Tele-surgery:
A combination of tele-medicine and robotics, doctors can now operate on patients which are far away or in remote places. The tele-medicine aspect allows doctors to see, hear and communicate with staff and other people while the robotic aspect allows doctors to perform surgery through a connection to the operation equipment.
Medical imaging:
Different forms of medical imaging include magnetoencephalography or MEG (looks at brain activity and neurofeedback) and electrocardiography or ECG/EKG (measures heart activity and its electrical activity). These forms of imaging allow doctors to accurately and constantly monitor the conditions of patients.
Computed tomography:
More commonly known as CT or CT scan, uses a series of 2D X-ray scans which rotate around a specific point to create an accurate 3D image. Their ability to control the strength of X-rays by blocking them enables a CT scan to show tissue as well as bones within a body. Because of their accuracy, CT scans are now not only used for medicine but are also used in material testing and paleontology.
3G Telephones
It is the third generation of telephone technology. It increases in bandwidth and has more diverse applications. With the 3G equipped with high speed wireless transfer it has allowed users to have additional applications such as mobile video (where the user can call someone and can see each other through the phone), mobile gaming, mobile e-commerce. The downloading time of songs from the internet accessed on a 3G phone is faster than downloading it from a 2.5g phone.
Advantages and disadvantages of using a 3G phone
Advantages
Disadvantages
Incorporated services eg. Download and play music, video conference, accessing the internet
The technology is more expensive as it has more functions than the phones
Faster download of information
Might not be able to use the applications as there might not be any connection
A backup way of accessing the internet if laptops and computers can’t access the internet
Customers are charged on the amount of data that are transferred but not by the amount of time therefore since you are constantly online you could be receiving information you don’t want and could be paying more than the monthly plan.
Location base service
3G video calling only works if both parties has a 3G phone
Convenient as maybe the doctor could see the patient without having to go to all the villages
Patients could pay their hospital bills through the phone as they can have access to the internet
Developments In Medical Technology
Simulations:
Within the medical field, simulations have played a major role these days, they help train doctors and act as a form of training. In recent years their development has made them much more accurate . Medical simulations nowadays are more realistic, more accurate and easier to use. Their accuracy and user friendliness combined with available technology such as force feedback enable them to create the most realistic medical environment possible.
Tele-medicine:
This form of communication between doctors, patients and staff make diagnosing patients much easier. Patients no longer have to be anywhere near the doctor to receive a diagnosis or communicate with them, they can simply use tele-medicine as a form of communication. Even in remote places, doctors can easily patients and find out whats wrong with them, however this technology is only available for visual and audio and still lacks any physical aspect for patient diagnosis.
Tele-surgery:
A combination of tele-medicine and robotics, doctors can now operate on patients which are far away or in remote places. The tele-medicine aspect allows doctors to see, hear and communicate with staff and other people while the robotic aspect allows doctors to perform surgery through a connection to the operation equipment.
Medical imaging:
Different forms of medical imaging include magnetoencephalography or MEG (looks at brain activity and neurofeedback) and electrocardiography or ECG/EKG (measures heart activity and its electrical activity). These forms of imaging allow doctors to accurately and constantly monitor the conditions of patients.
Computed tomography:
More commonly known as CT or CT scan, uses a series of 2D X-ray scans which rotate around a specific point to create an accurate 3D image. Their ability to control the strength of X-rays by blocking them enables a CT scan to show tissue as well as bones within a body. Because of their accuracy, CT scans are now not only used for medicine but are also used in material testing and paleontology.3G Telephones
It is the third generation of telephone technology. It increases in bandwidth and has more diverse applications. With the 3G equipped with high speed wireless transfer it has allowed users to have additional applications such as mobile video (where the user can call someone and can see each other through the phone), mobile gaming, mobile e-commerce. The downloading time of songs from the internet accessed on a 3G phone is faster than downloading it from a 2.5g phone.
Advantages and disadvantages of using a 3G phone
Functions on a 3G phone